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Legal Writing Tip: Avoid Losing Credibility When Writing Your Brief

In law school, we’re taught to zealously advocate for clients. But in brief writing, attorneys shouldn’t resort to hyperbole, sarcasm and exaggeration to achieve that goal. When seeking to persuade, it’s critical to stay within the bounds of the facts…

BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

Minority Bar Coalition Recognizes Local Attorneys Congratulations to the following BASF members who were recognized with a Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award at a ceremony held at UC Hastings College of the Law in November: Abigail Rivamonte Mesa was recognized…

Effective December 8, E-Filing is Mandatory for All General Civil Cases

The San Francisco Superior Court is expanding its mandatory e-filing program to include all Civil case types, except Limited Unlawful Detainer Cases and Small Claims cases, effective December 8, 2014, Court Executive Officer T. Michael Yuen announced in early November. ”This…

Leader Circle Firm Nossaman Honors Scholarship Recipient

Nossaman’s San Francisco Office recently hosted the USF Women Lawyers Committee Networking Scholarship Reception. The committee’s 2014 scholarship recipient is Srijana Dhakhwa. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from UC Santa Cruz and an M.A. from Mount Holyoke. She now…

Putting for the Pipeline Golf Tourney Raises $89,000

On Friday, October 24, more than 100 attorneys and legal professionals came together for a day of fun, networking and golf at the 6th annual Putting for the Pipeline Charity Golf Tournament at TPC Harding Park. Golfers were from law…

2015 Barristers Club Board Announced

The Barristers Club, BASF’s new attorney division, recently announced the officers for the 2015 Board of Directors. Valerie Uribe, Law Office of Valerie A. Uribe, will serve as president; Blair Walsh, Abramson Smith Waldsmith, will serve as president-elect; Jason Galek,…

Member Profile: Ten Things You Don’t Know About Timothy Burr Jr.

The Barristers Board of Directors is excited to have Timothy Burr Jr. join the board in January 2015 for a three-year term. He has been active in the Barristers Club for several years, most recently co-chairing the Social Event and…

It Starts with a Day: Legal Community Serves Those That Have Served Our Country

On November 5, the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco, partnering with the San Francisco Superior Court’s Veterans Justice Court, Farella, Braun, & Martel, Salesforce, and Swords to Plowshares, held a free legal clinic offering…

It's Giving Tuesday! Donate Today to Support Diversity in the Legal Profession

Put all your Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings to good use and support our #GivingTuesday campaign to increase diversity in our legal community. It’s easy: Make a donation today to the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. Tell us…

Homeless Advocacy Project Partners With Lutheran Volunteer Corps to Provide Holistic Services

Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) connects full-time stipended volunteers nationwide with nonprofit organizations to work for peace and justice. This month, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to spotlight Hannah Flanery and Mallory Waytashek, who work at JDC’s Homeless…

San Francisco Immigration Court to Be Helped by LRIS Coordinator

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service has hired Adina Hemley-Bronstein as its new Immigration Case Coordinator to help manage the activity from the “expedited dockets” at the San Francisco Immigration Court. For more than 25…

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday: Pay it Forward with our Scholarship Program

Tomorrow, on #GivingTuesday, help make a difference in the lives of diverse Bay Area law students. The burden of law student debt limits diversity in the legal profession. The Bay Area Minority Law School Scholarship Program makes a difference.…